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750ml - Case of 6
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This is a delightful gin, creamy in texture with fresh acidity. Flavors of Juniper with complex aromas of Christmas...
750ml
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$38.40
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Infused and craft–distilled with fresh dill and a touch of caraway seed and juniper berry. Dill aquavit pairs well...
750ml
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This juniper-forward expression is complemented by fresh cucumber skin, sea salt, and tapioca root on the nose. The...
750ml
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$58.80
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$56.40
A bright nose of lime oil, green cardamom, and yellow bell pepper is underscored by earthy, sweet molasses and...
750ml - Case of 6
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Delicate and strong, bold and soft. A blend of passion and purity with a complexity that intrigues and attracts....
750ml
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$44.58
$46.93
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An intensely complex nose loaded with botanicals and lime zest has underlying savory notes of black pepper. The...
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750ml
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Beautiful lemon, tangerine, honey, green herbs, and white flower notes emerge from the 2018 Carricante Bianco...
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750ml
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$54.00
The 2018 Carricante Centennial Mountain Vineyard is exotic, translucent and full of character. Lemon confit, orchard...
750ml
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$28.50
$30.00
Spicy caraway and herbaceous rosemary dominate the nose followed on the palate by bright citrus and sweet, subtle...
750ml
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$28.50
$30.00
Winter apple, spicy caraway and mellow vanilla dominate the nose followed on the palate by fresh lemon peel, soft...
700ml
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$42.19
Lemon peel, lavender, apple blossom, a touch of fennel.
Fruit notes rush to the fore, with grape sweetness intact....
750ml
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Lemon peel, lavender, apple blossom, a touch of fennel.
Fruit notes rush to the fore, with grape sweetness intact....
750ml
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$22.40
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Color: Yellow straw colored.
Nose: Floral with notes of grapefruit.
Taste: Excellent sapidity.
750ml
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$33.63
$35.40
Anytime Farmhouse Gin is a Regenerative Organic Certified® gin, meeting the highest standard of environmental...
750ml
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$30.77
$32.39
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$28.79
Our first and signature expression. An intricate, unabashedly Australian dry gin with a native citrus core, alongside...
750ml
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$33.81
$35.59
WINNER OF THE WORLD'S BEST MARTINI COMPETITION 2018 This Single Estate Gin is a tribute to AK, father to the...
750ml
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$33.81
$35.59
Kirsty’s Gin is named after our Master Distiller at Arbikie- Kirsty Black, who carefully chose local botanicals to...
750ml
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$39.14
$41.20
Meaning nature in Gaelic, Nàdar harnesses the power of nature and science to create the world’s first climate...
750ml
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$19.38
$20.40
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Top notes of evergreen and lime zest are tempered by a soft and silky mouthfeel, followed with a lingering finish of...
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Created to change the way people think about gin, Aviation American Gin is made in the traditional dry style with...
Carricante Gin Mavrodaphne Moschofilero
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
Greece has many AOC regions, each with their own signature grape varietal which is cultivated and processed to an exceptionally high degree of excellence. The AOC of Mantinia on the beautiful expansive plateau of the Peloponnese has the Moschofilero varietal, a gray colored white variety which produces exceptional Blanc de Gris wines. A delicate grape, highly sensitive to adverse weather conditions, it is nonetheless prized by wine makers for its unique attributes and the quality of the wine which can be made from it. Although commonly compared to western European Muscat wines, the Moschofilero grapes produce wine which is in a league of its own – full of floral aromas containing heavy, almost soporific notes of rose petals and violets. The flavor of the wine tends to be spicy, and leans more towards earthy mineral flavors rather than fruit ones, making it perfect as an aperitif or coupled with salty olives and cheeses.
Moschofilero wines tend to be elegant and subtle, with their strength being in their crispness, and the bouquet of floral aromas rising from the glass. The finest Moschofilero wines to come out of Greece in recent decades have included the Tselopos, whose high altitude vineyards have seemingly mastered the potential and complexity of this gray grape to international acclaim.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?